Office of Naval Intelligence: Department of the Navy memorandum from the Office of the Chief

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This is a declassified Department of the Navy memorandum from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, dated August fifth, nineteen fifty‑eight. The document lists the United States intelligence community’s priority coverage requests for Chinese coastal and inland targets, and it is notable because it provides a contemporaneous snapshot of the specific locations deemed essential for intelligence collection during the early Cold War. The source is archived at the Black Vault. The record was released to the public on August twenty‑seventh, two thousand one, under the authority of the Office…